Monday, June 29, 2009

Bryan Bros Band - Saturday 27th June, Hand in Hand, Wimbledon

The Bryan brothers are the top Men's double pairing in World tennis. Taking a break from the Wimbledon championships, they played (with their band) at the small "Hand in Hand" pub on Wimbledon Common.

A pleasant evening - a bit hazy after an all day jaunt at the Twenty20 cricket (Surrey v Middlesex at the Oval). From what I can remember, another Tennis star - Mardy Fish - turned up on vocals for some of the show and the band played a competent mix of mainly cover versions. 

Unexpectedly bumped into some people I know and there also seemed to be lots of attractive girls around. Most seemed connected with the band!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Britney Spears - Saturday 13th June - O2 Arena

Britney Spears - surely that doesn't fit in with the normal gig profile on here does it? Well, no - but this was a treat for Mrs B. So what was it like? Well, to be fair, it was pretty good as a "show". Like many, I'm not convinced by how much of the vocals were actually "live", but as a spectacle it was an impressive bit of theatre. 

Support was from "Ciara" - which may or may not be another "chart act" to add to my list of acts seen. I didn't know too many of the songs, but it didn't really matter as most were catchy and well received by a mainly young and female audience. 

Setlist
[Act 1: The Circus]
Welcome to the Circus @Tape[Video introduction]
Circus
Piece of Me
Thunderstorm @Tape[Performance interlude]
Radar

[Act 2: House of Fun]
Martial Arts Segue @Tape[Performance interlude]
Ooh Ooh Baby / Hot as Ice
Boys 
Sound-Off @Tape[Performance interlude]
If U Seek Amy
Me Against the Music @Info[Bollywood remix]
Everytime

@Set[Act 3: Freakshow / Peepshow]
Everybody's Looking for Something @Tape[Video interlude, features "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This") by Eurythmics]
Freakshow
Get Naked (I Got a Plan)
Britney's Hotline @Tape[Performance interlude, contains elements of "Breathe on Me", with excerpts of "Boys", "I'm a Slave 4]
Breathe on Me
Touch of My Hand

@Set[Act 4: Electro Circ]
Band Jam Segue @Tape[Band interlude, contains elements of "Circus"]
Do Somethin'
I'm a Slave 4 U
Heartbeat @Tape[Dance interlude]
Toxic
...Baby One More Time

Break the Ice @Tape[Video interlude]
Womanizer
Circus @Tape[Reprise: The Bow]